. >> videographer, katherine zimmerman has seen the world through the eyes of a camera. when she focused on her own future, retirement wasn't in the picture. katherine zimmerman was a trailblazer. 35 years ago, she was one of tvs first female news photographers. >> when i went down for the interview and the guy wanted to know how i could carry this big heavy camera around, i assured him a girl from the farm could do anything. >> anything but retire. >> i didn't have any money in the bank. i was going to probably work for the rest of my life. >> reporter: you had a career that was maybe not sustainable? >> that went through my mind. i thought, i better find something else i can do for the next 30 years. >> reporter: it was natural she'd think about gardening. she grew up on a farm outside dayton. we set up our cameras and lights in the barn she played in as a child. why did you know you had to go back to school? >> i just didn't think i could go out and offer my services to design somebody's landscape by just saying, hey, i like doing this. i really felt like i needed to